The GTD is my first ever brand new car, and so thought i'd do things right from the start. Knowing I was picking up the keys last week, I got the car booked in with Marc of Heavenly Detail for over the weekend.
He had the car from Friday night until Saturday night and has done a truly amazing job with it. He stripped the paintwork right back, removing all the shipping contaminants, and the LifeShine 'gloop' the dealer had so lovingly (read badly) applied.
As the car had been back for some bits, they had sadly cleaned it again - seemingly with a brillo pad - so there were already a number of swirl marks in the paintwork and the whole thing just felt dull to the touch.
Marc, has machined the whole car and removed every single teeny tiny imperfection. Coated it in C1, then built up the protection with a number of different waxes. The glass was machined, then nano sealed, with the wheels receiving a similar treatment to protect them.
The finish is truly spectacular. The whole thing feels like glass and there is not one imperfection anywhere. The paint looks like liquid, and water immediately beads up on contact.
Not only will this give me additional layers of protection from the elements, but will make my weekly wash considerably easier.
I wasn't able to get many great shots due to the tight space, but here's a few to give you an idea of the finish. I'm so chuffed with it, and SO glad I didn't just leave the LifeShine crap on.
